Post by davers on Jul 11, 2014 14:14:37 GMT -8

Pretty last minute, but some friends and I are headed to Portland tonight for the weekend. We are staying by the convention center if that helps. We have a basic plan, but if there's anything off the beaten path we should do, suggestions are welcome.

Oh and it's for a bachelor party, so nudity bar suggestions are also welcome.

Post by wonk on Jul 11, 2014 15:00:58 GMT -8

Pretty last minute, but some friends and I are headed to Portland tonight for the weekend. We are staying by the convention center if that helps. We have a basic plan, but if there's anything off the beaten path we should do, suggestions are welcome.

Oh and it's for a bachelor party, so nudity bar suggestions are also welcome.

You'll probably be bar hopping in the old town area which is right across the river from the convention center, so you only have a couple nudity bar options. Mary's is a nice shit hole, and the Magic Gardens is a not so nice shit hole. I think there is a new place called Dirty or something, but I've never been there.

All the nice nudity bars are on the outskirts of town. If you have a ride, the Acrop south of downtown is a must. There are a couple nice ones next to each other in Beaverton, the Dolphin 2 and Stars.

Post by davers on Jul 15, 2014 22:00:06 GMT -8

I totally understand, and that sounded like a blast by the way.

It probably wouldn't have mattered anyway, we didn't get in until around midnight Friday, so we drank and wandered for a couple hours, slept, and when the rest of the group arrived around 11am we proceeded to drink all the beer.

Post by wonk on Jul 15, 2014 22:12:06 GMT -8

Noted, thanks for the recommends. I'll be sure to bring that up should the evening take us that route.

In this edition of "wonk hates downtown Seattle," I wandered around Saturday night looking for a coke to drink my whiskey with, and a bag of chips. I already know downtown Seattle is one of the worst places to visit if you need supplies to get you through the weekend. I've been there six times in the last two years, so I know of three places to get food after 10pm. But an open grocery store or convenience store late night is difficult to find. I went to Bartles at 9:50, only to find out they close at 8pm. A grocery store downtown closes at 8pm on a Saturday night? There were multiple people out front asking passers by, "any place to get anything this time of night?"

I asked the hotel attendant, "anywhere close to get a Pepsi or a bag of chips?" He laughed and said, "no no, not at this time of night." It was 10:08pm. I wandered around for an hour looking for soda, and eventually walked into a hotel and asked where their soda machine was. I paid $2 for a 12oz can of Coke. At that point, it was worth it.

I got back to Portland shortly after 10pm Sunday night, and walked passed six places on my way home (downtown) which served food and/or soda. They were all open until midnight, ON A SUNDAY.

I know you Seattle hipsters will say, "the places to hang out here are not downtown," but the highest concentration of hotels reside downtown, plus an NFL stadium, and an MLB field. I've been downtown in many cities, and Seattle is a complete anomaly.